Projects
Quinte Health Care - Belleville General Hospital - Intensive Care Expansion
Completion: February 27, 2023
Location: Belleville
Belleville General Hospital (BGH) expanded its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from 14 beds to 18 beds. This was a renovation project to the existing ICU department, which was being operated at full capacity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and required additional space. Designed for the treatment or care of acute or severe medical problems, these spaces are equipped with ventilators, bedside monitoring, vital sign machines, infusion pumps, defibrillators, and more. The building will also utilize a specialized Building Automation System (BAS) to allow for remote monitoring of many components.
Mechanical Systems
Kelson was the mechanical contractor for the BGH ICU project. The BGH ICU expansion was complete in 5 phases of construction renovating the existing office and staffing area of the 3 associated levels. The whole building is connected to a subsidiary mechanical room on the ground level. The mechanical room is equipped with a new efficient CompackHeat system combing various hydronic equipment such as heat exchangers and pumps, serving the renovated space. The renovation entails demolition of the existing space and plumbing, heating, cooling, and all other HVAC services. Kelson then installed the new build of potable water services, heating and cooling system, and medical gas system for medical vacuum, medical oxygen, and medical air. The ICU space has a new zone-controlled air handling unit with heat tracing. This also required upgrading the existing air handling unit’s heating coils, humidifier, and other components to provide improve heating, cooling, and airflow to each new room. This was an occupied facility during the renovation process.